QUICK SETUP GUIDE

Configuring IP for downloading data from

Trimble NetR9

1. To configure a Windows machine to connect to the NetR9 receiver, search “View

Network Connections” from the start menu or open the Control Panel and select Network
and Sharing Center. In Network and Sharing window, click “Change Adapter Settings” in
the left panel. See appendix on how to configure IP address on a Mac.

2. In the Network Connections window, find your enabled LAN port connection. Right click
and select properties.
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Configuring IP for downloading data from
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3. Select the TCP/IPv4 connection option and click the properties button.

4. Select the “Use the following IP address:” bubble. We disable the DHCP option on the
receivers and assign them a fixed address. Determine the IP address of the receiver.
UNAVCO Polar default is 192.168.1.2.
If the IP address is not labelled on top of the device, press the up arrow button [^] on the
front of the receiver to view the configured IP address. If you see 0.0.0.0, try to power
cycle the receiver by holding the green power button for 3 seconds to turn off and
reconnect the Ethernet cable. Power up the receiver by pressing the green button once.
Now you will be able to set the IP address of your computer. Keep the first three triplets
as the same as the receiver (192.168.1) for connection to the private network. Modify the
fourth triplet to be something slightly different to the receiver’s assigned value of “2” to
avoid the IP conflict. A possible triplet combination for your computer could be
192.168.1.3 or 192.168.1.9 etc.
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5. Verify you are connected to the receiver by opening a web browser and entering the IP
Address of the receiver in the search bar. You should see the Trimble HTTP interface.
You can download files one by one in this window but downloading multiple data files is
easier using an FTP client. The receiver can also be configured in the HTTP interface. If
you are not sure what you are doing, please contact a UNAVCO field engineer for
configuration options.

6. Using your favorite FTP client, enter the IP address of the receiver in the host field.
UNAVCO Polar default configuration for the NetR9 is not protected and you can keep
the credentials either as anonymous or blank.
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7. Connect to the receiver. You should see the NetR9 file structure as your remote site.
Open the “Internal” folder. The GPS data will be in files labeled by UTC year and month
the data was collected. Copy these folders to your local storage. UNAVCO Polar
archives project data for a year or two on our server in Boulder for any receivers coming
back from field deployment. If you would like UNAVCO to keep a copy of your GPS data
for a limited time, do not delete the data from the receiver.

8. Confirm the data has been copied to your local storage. File sizes will depend on the
logging rate the receiver was configured for. The table below shows approximate file
sizes for GPS only and how long it might take for the receiver memory to fill. Proprietary
.T02 files are not human readable. You will need to convert to RINEX to view the data.
24hr files 1Hr files
Logging Daily File 4GB 8GB Daily File 4GB 8GB
Rate (s) Size (MB) NetR9 NetR9 Size (MB) NetR9 NetR9
Memory Memory Memory Memory
(days to (Days to (days to (Days to
fill) fill) fill) fill)
15 0.6 7018 14035 0.7 6154 12308
1 8.9 449 899 9.5 421 842
0.5 17.1 234 468 18.0 222 444
0.2 40.3 99 199 42.5 94 188
0.1 73.6 54 109 77.4 52 103
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Optional: To visually check your data, open the “Data Logging” menu on the left side of
the HTTP page. Click on the Data Files option to see a list of the data stored internally.

To the right of the “Convert” button is an option to open data plots. Click the graph
symbol to view various plots.
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Appendix:
To configure a Mac, go to System preferences, Network. Change the Configure
IPv4 option to “Manually” and set the IP address to an address similar to that of
the NetR9. Return to Step 5 above

last edited by sn, Aug-2016